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San Francisco Replaces PayByPhone With ParkMobile and HotSpot, Expands Garage Reservations

Officials say the change will cut circling by speeding up how drivers find and pay for parking.

Cars and vans are parked in metered spaces on Main Street in San Francisco in 2013. The city is updating its parking app to make the practice easier, including being able to extend metered periods remotely.
A parking control officer patrols the metered spaces on Clement Street in San Francisco in 2011. A new parking app will allow people to pay for parking with more ease.
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Overview

  • SFMTA said PayByPhone will stop working in the city at the end of May, and ParkMobile and HotSpot are available now for meter payments.
  • The new apps let drivers pay by phone, get reminders before time runs out, and add more time without going back to the meter.
  • Online reservations now cover 22 city-run garages, allowing drivers to reserve and prepay months in advance and enter with a QR code on their phone.
  • Paying through the apps adds a $0.35 convenience fee per transaction, according to the agency.
  • ParkMobile also works in Berkeley and Oakland for the same account, while PayByPhone remains at non-city sites in San Francisco such as the Presidio and local universities.